The plan was put out to consultation over a period that ran for eight weeks from Monday 12 February 2018 until Monday 9 April 2018.

On 14th March Leckhampton with Warden Hill Parish Council (LWWHPC) held a meeting, for residents, at which Tim Brown - Head of Education Gloucestershire County Council (GCC), John Rowley - Senior Planning Policy officer CBC and Tracey Crewes - Director of Planning CBC along with Parish Councillors; Dr Adrian Mears and Chris Nelson attended. The objectives of that meeting were to inform the residents attending of the details of the Cheltenham Local Plan, including the proposed new senior school and to enable a Q&A session between residents and the CBC and GCC officers.